Tanzania vs Uganda: Homicides

Tanzania

5,097 deaths

in 2021

Uganda

7,057 deaths

in 2021

Tanzania rank

20th

Uganda rank

17th

Homicides over time

Uganda currently reports 7,057 deaths against 5,097 deaths in Tanzania, a difference of 1,960 deaths.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 17th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Homicides
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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